New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-17
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
A MONUMENT TO STARR KING-sTORY OF
AN ALBATROSS-LARD SPECULATION
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s.xFRAycIsco. July 16-The movement In III
cor of n monument to starr King has az last
reached working shape. At recent pubic meet
,ng n committee was appointed 70 devise plans LOT
: general subscription by the people of the State.
This committee has elected Mayor Pond as treas-
urer. 1t is thought that $4,000 will be necessary
m arect a suitable monument in Golden Gate Park
10 tho man who was mainly instrumental in raising
such large sums for the Sanitary Commission and
who did more than any one else to save California
for the Union
The new wine warehouse here he has been opened
and four carloads of VINE from Los Angeles were
received this week. 1t Is managed by company
that proposes to loan ten cents per gallon on all
GOOD wine and five cents ON cooperage, the
interest being seven per cent. The company
has the support of a syndicate of bankers and
II will be of great assistance to small
viueyarders who haven't capital to build wine-cel-
lars but have been obliged to sell their new wine at
low prices Now they can store their wine in this
warehouse and get fifteen cents per gallon In cash
advanced ON 1t In order to carry their business
The blind boss" of the local Democracy. Chris
Buckley, is expected back here on July % Buck.
ley went to Europe to consult the best ocust In re-
gard to bis chances for restoration OF his seht
once more manipulate politics in the old way.
Though blind he has proved more than match for
any of the combinations that have tried to unseat
him from power.
Some of the largest siphon centrifugal pumps
ever made have Just been furnished here for
use IN recaiming lands along the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin rivers. These pumps
have n capacity of nearly $4,000 gallons
per minute at lift of eleven fee seven lncoes tne
engine being of 1853 horsepower. Inc coai COLI
sumed Is 4-lO pounds an hour TO each morse
power
The master of the British ship Duchess of Argyle
which arrived here this week. reported the capture
of an abatross in Australian waters wnich nad
tied its neck brass pocket compass VIII gu ln
caught by the American ship columbus MAY =;
1912. The writing was faded but ieglole and
seems to establish the fact that the bird was 1ort
five years old.
funds for which were left by the late Senator
Sharon, is now being graded, and the foundations
of the dairy building being laid 1T Is expected
that it will be completed In SIX months'
THx TRIBUNr's comment on the Hong Di lynch
ing was appreciated here. The work OF the vigil
lantes was due to an outburst of popular feellng
over the absurd verdict of the jury, and the eie-
ment of the jury and the element OF the CRIMINALS
nationality played no part IN IT,
Mrs. Lsngtry ls now engaged 10 inspecting land
in Los Angeles The reports reach here that the
strife over her among the land agents has reached
such proportions that several men engaged IN
booming villa tracts have given her iots Iree ior
the sake of advertising the beauty as future resi-
dent of their towns
The sale of Santa Catalina Island off the Los
Angeles coast marks the beginning OF anot her great
seaside sanitarum which win prove formidable
rival to Santa Barbara and san Dieg9.
The island belonged to the Llck
estate and has been used manly ioI
sheep pasturage 1t IL twenty-three miles long anu
varies from three to eight miles IN wldtn. me
climate IS more eQuable than at any, place on tue
mann lard and there is no fog. The Island mas
harhor fully as good as that of San Diego. Inc
purchase pricc was 100000.
The boom in land around San Diego snrpasses
ANYTHING Los Angeles has known. Several specu-
ators recently bought large tracts within ten niles
Of the CITY. cut them up into villa lots and adyer,
fised then, at private sale at $50 per lot Ihey da
Absolutely nothing to improve the properly put I
promised that o cable road would be run 10 tne
suburbs within o year. Then to stimulate COLE
petition they announced that the DAY ai,eI Tue
opening Of the sale prices would De advauIeu "
800. The bait caught host OF silly purchasers;
The Office of tho spectators was oesiegea
we're sold the fret day. On the following
Gav il was Qrayely telegraphed from san Diego
thar prices Of outside lands had advanced nIty per
cent. This EQUALS the best efforts OF Caii1ornians
in watering of mining stocks. Paper cities are
heing LAID out on the arid hills all about San Diego
md their sale will probably be pushed IN Eastern
critics. "Boomaniac" is a new word coinea nere ~
describe the lunatics who are engaged IN tais VIII
imitation OF values in Southern California